Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-03-04
ASSEMBLY,.

The House met at 10 A. NJ.
S. 3. l45 relative TO the regulation of State
Prisons. was read second time.
A. g. 129 Familiarity known as the Telegraph
Hill steal" was called up.
Renison denounced the bill as steal ard
said it was a bill 10 pay the claims against Bill
English, a San Francisco political boss. The
widows and orphans. o often reserTed to by the
advocates of the measure wera nothing more
nor less than sympathy racket" Ii the bill
passed, over one-half of the money would go to
professional lobbyists and retained attorneys,
who were actively engaged at this time in but
tonholing members. He read from the sworn
testimony OF VIM. English in which the latter
testified that he, and not the State, WAS liable
for the damage done. He appealed TO the honor
of The members of the House not to vote for so
infamous me sure: not 20 90 on record as SUD-
porting so outrageous 4 steal: not to let their
names be handed down 10 posterity in the
printed Journals OF this state as having blrtered
away the peoples money to pay the private
claims against boss political manipulation.
Lewis made a strong appeal III favor of the
passage of the bill, and stated that the property
which the state would thus acquire was of lar
more value than the amount VIII ch would be
paid for its acquisition.
Young of San Diego said: :. The great Ameri-
can Easle has flown aloit. and now hovers high
over the snowy peaks of the distant Sierras, and
when he sha have penetrated the vast i'll nit
able ethereal space. and shall have div down
and lit ii dads wood pile, then shall be led to
exclaim in the grand pathetic, oracular and
graph Hill bill is a stupendous steal
Pending a roll-call on the passage of the bill.
Briefly moved q call of the House, which car
ried. and Messrs Taylor and Carroll of Saera-
mento, and O'Grsdy of Solano were brought be-
fore the bar of the House under arrest They
apologized to the House fer their neglect of
duty and were excused. The temper OF the
House was not of the best, one hours time of
the Legislature having been lost.
The roll was called. and the bill passed by 8
bare majority vote, as follows:
parr Prfa pritt
A., Brown, J. B.. Brusie, Burnett. Butler. Gala
CHAN, Campbell, Carroll, Cohen, Colbert. Cooley,
Curry of San Francisco, Davis. Ewing, Granger,
Henry of Butte. Hyde. L4Blanc. Lawrence,
McClenahan, Mcdonnell. Mitchell. O'Grady,
Price Regain. kucker. Seary, Sims, SYKES, To-
ner, Weber, Windrow. Young OF San Diego-il.
Noes-Adams. Alexander, Atherton, Barton,
Bost. arr, Combs, Cope, CuIrys of solaDo Ellis
worth, Gould, Gruwen, Handy, Hart, Heath,
Henry Ct san Joaquin, Hotchkiss, Knox. NAH
gan. Morris, ohleyer, Reniso., shanahan.
Sherburne. smyth. Sturgeon, Taylor, Nariel,
Venabe Vincent. Wilcox, Williams, Wright.
M Speaker-s7.
Afternoon Session.
g. B. 2l6, to encourage and provide for the dis
setnination of knowledge of the arts sciences,
and general literature, and the founding, main
tanning and perpetuatiug public libraries, mu-
seums and galleries of art, and the receipt of
donations and contributions thereto when es-
lection of real property within this State suita-
BILE for the purposes, and the erection thereon
of buildings appropriate 70 such purposes. and
for the creation of trusts necessary or proper for
the better preservation OF such institutions and
the control and management thereof, was taken
UP out of order declared a case of urgency, read
a second and third time aud passed.
A. C. A. 10. relating 10 the regulation and con-
troll by this state OF the waters thereof was con-
tinued until go P. NJ tomorrow.
ne special orders concerning consideration OF
case of Ray G. Falk, and the report concerning
taInpeTing with the tile of the Assembly, were
continued as special orders uutll to-moiro" at
80 r. VI.
Granger called up the motion to reconsider
the vote whereby 4 B. 81, relating 70 the pow.
ers ard duties OF the officers and employees OF
She Legislature. was passed. Carried. The
House refused the amendments offered and the
bill was killed.
yariei int oduced q bill appropriatiug 81 $50
TO ray the officers Of the Assembly for services
to meet The deficiency Declared Case Of ur-
gency, read three times, and passed.